Legal Opinion
Glen Wood, the Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1997No. 96-2199PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Glen Wood sought damages after being struck by Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company’s (3M) train while crossing 3M’s tracks in his employer’s truck. The jury returned a $300,000 verdict in favor of Wood. 3M challenges the verdict and raises a variety of evidentiary issues. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Glen Wood drives a truck for Silica Transport. On April 10, 1992, Wood picked up a load at a 3M plant in his tractor-trailer rig and drove his truck through a 3M railroad crossing as a 3M train moved toward him. There were no crossbucks or lights at the crossing. The train…
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